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- Dictionaryvengeful/ˈvɛn(d)ʒf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury: "a vengeful ex-con"
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expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revenge and vengefulness. avenger. bite back (at someone/something)
revengeful: such as; seeking to avenge; serving to gain vengeance… See the full definition
VENGEFUL meaning: 1. expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: 2…. Learn more.
The word vengeful is used to describe the feelings of revenge someone has toward another person or group who has done them wrong in the past. Think about Hamlet or Ben-Hur — those dudes were certainly vengeful.
Vengeful is used to describe someone who is determined to get revenge—retaliation against or punishment of someone for some kind of harm that they caused or wrongdoing that they did (whether real or perceived).
adjective. If you describe someone as vengeful, you are critical of them because they feel a great desire for revenge. [disapproval] The house is terrorised by vengeful ghosts. He did not think he was any more cruel, any more vengeful than other men. Synonyms: unforgiving, relentless, avenging, vindictive More Synonyms of vengeful.
Definition of vengeful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
